Welcome to messed-up Greece.

[Error of Logic]

The 'partnership' arrangement, whereby gay couples can have an official union, has taken a rather depressing twist in Greece, it seems. -_- Have a look at what a friend of mine just told me that a lot of Grecian gay bloggers are going to be writing about: Blog. There is English text to be had if you scroll down the page, past the Greek.

My Greek friend tells me there is no website petitioning to release the right to 'partnership' to all who want it - they tend to get taken down by what he calls the 'hardcore conservative internet users party', but is there anyone here who might create a petition website outside said party's jurisdiction? I'd do it, but my IT skills are pretty crappy.

[Aeridus]

Ugh, that's horrible... and that's extreme censorship for sites to be taken down that are merely petitioning for equal rights. o_O

[WangyJohn]

Yeah, Greece has one of the strongest Neo-Nazi movements in Europe, alongside the strongest communist bloc...

I wish I could help, but I'm going to bring this up on another forum, maybe they could contribute.

[Prettydragoon]

Oh, that just so totally sucks.

[ManaUser]

I'm afraid I was left a little confused by this too. That page didn't have much info (in English at least). And I don't understand why it would be hard to find a censor-resistant web host either. There much hundreds of choices in the US and elsewhere around the world.

[Xero]

The link doesn't provide very much information, and the OP left me wanting. Forcibly taking down websites protesting for more rights is fucked up, but as it stands, I'm not seeing any information explaining why the current suggested legal union is a bad thing for the people that want it. The way I see it, you can't expect the straight politicians to suddenly jump up and say "give gays all the rights they want!" You start small with domestic partnerships or whathaveyou, take what you can get, and slowly work your way up from there. The final goal might be equal rights with straight marriages, but taking small victories along the road towards that goal is fine, too, maybe even preferable if it helps the straights get used to it over time.

Of course, this is all bupkis if you guys are leaving out important information, which I think you are. Otherwise people wouldn't be getting so pissy.

greece is fucked up

basicly if you're born working class
you have no chance of moving up
and you'll die with an ass load of debt you could never have worked off anyways
so theres pressure everywhere in greece for everything
this is just one more thing on the pile

[Xero]

Hm, I never really got that impression from the Greek guy I got to know in college, but then again, he was kind of weird. And possibly attracted to me. So I'll take your word for it.

I know a few people from neighbouring countries that visit greece often, so I'm going by what they say, and what I've seen in the news about greece

[Error of Logic]

The way I see it, you can't expect the straight politicians to suddenly jump up and say "give gays all the rights they want!" You start small with domestic partnerships or whathaveyou, take what you can get, and slowly work your way up from there. The final goal might be equal rights with straight marriages, but taking small victories along the road towards that goal is fine, too, maybe even preferable if it helps the straights get used to it over time.

The 'partnership' arrangement was designed to be just that: a domestic, but officially recognized, way for gay couples to have their relationship formalized and recognized. Except in Greece, the arrangement has been formally accepted, but only for heterosexual couples. Now do you understand the general outrage?